Research published online PUBMED
Authors :
- C. Bergin
06/17
Anterior and Posterior Lamellar Graft on the Same Eye to Treat Fuchs Endothelial Corneal Dystrophy: the “Corneal Sandwich Graft”.
ABSTRACT
In this case report, we describe a new technique to manage this condition. The so called „Sandwich graft“, is a combination of a posterior lamellar graft (DSEAK) with an anterior lamellar graft (ALTK: automated lamellar therapeutic keratoplasty). This type of „double graft“, preserving an intermediate layer of the recipient stroma, has theoretically the same advantages as a lamellar keratoplasty with rapid visual recovery, but a lower immunological rejection risk.
+ Authors’ Information
- Jules Gonin Eye Hospital, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland.